Helve setting for prospectors&#39; tools



Jan. 9, 1951 c. L. SWETT 2,537,244

HELVE SETTING FOR PROSPECTORS TOOLS Filed Nov. 26 1946 Inventorhrismpher L. :7 M

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Patented Jan. 9, 1951 v UNITED STAT ES mmsf o .j, :3 .1: HELVESETTINGFOR. rRosrEc'roRs' rooL's Christopher L. Swett, Winnemucca, Nev.

Application November 26, 194 6 Serial No. 'l'1'2,2 r

eclaims'f (-01. 145-29) to provide a tool of this character having ahollow handle in which tools that are attached to the head are kept.

A further feature is to provide a device of this character of simple andpractical construction, which is eflicient and reliable in operation,relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for thepurposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side:elevational view of the invention with the pick toolattached thereto,

Figure 2 is an end view thereof,

Figure 3 is a top plan view,

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 in Figure 4,

Figure 6 is side elevational view of the chipping tool,

Figure '7 is a front view thereof,

Figure 8 is a side elevational view of the pick tool,

Figure 9 is a front view thereof.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein, for the purpose ofillustration, I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the numeral 5 represents a circular hollow handle preferably constructedOf metal and having a decreased circular front end 6. The end 6 hasnear, its outer end a circumferential flange T which. prevents a head 8placed thereon from slipping forward, said head having a non-circularopening 9 for placing over the non-circular end 6a of handle 5. The end6a is also formed with atransverse groove Ill. The upper end H of thehead is rectangular in shape and has a fiat striking end l2 so that thetool can be used as p In the lower end of the head and extendingupwardly into the head is a circular recess l3 for interchangeablyreceiving the re-' duced upper circular end I 4 of apick tool IE or achipping bit It. A transverse groove Ma is formed at one side of reducedend l4. Circular threaded openings l1 and I8 extend transversely throughthe walls of openings 9 and l3 respectively so that a screw l 9 placedin opening 11 and groove ID will hold the head 8 on the handle and ascrew 20 placed in the opening l8 and groove Ma will hold the end [4 ofa pick tool 15 or chipping tool [6 in the opening l3 in the head asshown in Figure 1. The outer ends of screws 19 and 2|) are formed withAllen wrench sockets [9a and 20a.

The rear end of the handle is internally threaded at 22 to hold thethreaded end 23 of a cap 24 placed therein. Said cap 24 has an outwardlyextending metal loop 25 for attaching thereto a leather carrying thong(not shown).

A conventional Allen wrench 26 is pivotally connected to the innerportion of cap 24 by a pin 2! that extends inwardly from the side of thecap, said cap having a recess 28 wherein the wrench can be recessed whenother tools are placed in the handle.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described. and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A prospectors tool comprising a handle open at one end and having areduced non-circular opposite end, an elongated head having an openingextending throughout its width and shaped to receive the reduced end ofthe handle. a fastener, carried by the head having a portionextendinginto the opening formed in the head, an elongated, recessprovided in the outer periphery of the reduced end of the handle, saidrecess being disposed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis ofthehandle and receiving the portion of the fastener that extends into theopening provided, in the head, and a stop member rigidly carriedbythereduced end of the handle for gauging, the positioning of the recess incommunication with the fastener and for limiting the sliding moyenientof the head on the reduced end of thehandle? 2. A prospectors toolcomprising a handle having an internally threaded recess at one end anda reduced non-circular opposite end, a removable head having an openingshaped to receive the reduced end of the handle, a fastener carried by 5the head having a portion extending into the opening formed in the head,an elongated recess provided in the outer periphery Of the reduced endof the handle for engaging the portion of the fastener that extends,into the; opening provided in the head; said recess being disposedperpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle and means threadedin the internally threaded recess and having a headednmttiontdfacilitateremoval of the fastener from the head.

CHRISTQBHERIx swETIt.

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